Fishy Superstars
March 3rd, 2008 by Isak Ladegård
Monkey Mia is completely dominated by a big tourist resort, but amazingly the white and beautiful beach still feels exotic – pelicans wander around casually and dolphins swim inches away from exited and camera-snapping representatives of the human species.
Isn’t it weird how these fin-carrying fishes instantly are considered friendly and harmless, in despite of their sharkish appearance? Did everyone watch Flipper when they grew up, or are we born with this dolphin good/shark bad-instinct?
You see kids and parents swim after them, wanting to touch, hug and play. And you see that the arrogant dolphins don’t care too much of their fans. They aren’t scared of them either, it’s just like they’re all thinking bloody tourists. Or maybe they’re just used to the spotlight, the fame. (They act a bit like attractive girls that are very well aware of their attractiveness)
Apparently Dolphins listens with their jaw, and their teeth are arranged in a way that works as an array or antenna to receive the incoming sound and make it easier for them to pinpoint the exact location of an object. (Thank you Wiki) Maybe this is why they didn’t seem to response to my let’s-swim-together initiative, or maybe their just popular enough to be picky about their friends. No fish-feed, no swim.
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